What Makes Software Exploitation Hard?

Explore a 22-minute conference talk from USENIX Enigma 2016 featuring Ben Hawkes, a founding member and manager of Google's Project Zero security research team. Delve into the mission of making zero-day vulnerabilities harder to exploit and discover the technologies and trends that have made vulnerability discovery and exploitation more challenging. Learn about Project Zero's approach to using attack research for improving software and designing new defenses. Gain insights from Hawkes' extensive experience in discovering serious vulnerabilities across various software platforms and his expertise in vulnerability analysis and software exploitation techniques. Understand the importance of virtualization and sandboxing in enhancing software security.